Prunella (given name)
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Prunella is a feminine given name
. The name is derived from the Latin for plum
.
The usual diminutive
or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prudence
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The name is derived from the Latin for plum
Plum
A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds , the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one...
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The usual diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prudence
Prudence (given name)
Prudence is a feminine given name. The name is a Medieval form of the Latin Prudentia, meaning prudence, i.e. good judgment.The usual diminutive or short form is Pru or Prue...
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People with this name
- Prunella CloughPrunella CloughPrunella Clough was a prominent 20th century British artist. "Her subjects are closely observed details and scenes from the landscape...
(1919–1999), a prominent British artist - Prunella GeePrunella GeePrunella Gee is an English actress.She studied at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she won the Spotlight Award for Best Actress...
(born 1950), an English actress - Prunella RansomePrunella RansomePrunella Ransome was an English actress, primarily active on television and films.Born in Croydon, Surrey, Ransome is best known for her roles in films such as Far from the Madding Crowd , opposite Terence Stamp, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for playing the part of the maid...
(1943–2002), an English actress - Prunella ScalesPrunella ScalesPrunella Scales CBE is an English actress, known for her role as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife in the British comedy Fawlty Towers and her award-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth II in the British film A Question of Attribution.-Career:Throughout her long career, Scales has usually been cast...
(born 1932), a British actress - Prunella Falco (born 1990), an American football player
Fictional characters
- Prunella Deegan, a child in the television series Arthur
- Prunella, the title character in the Italian fairy tale "PrunellaPrunella (fairy tale)Prunella is an Italian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it The Grey Fairy Book. It is Aarne-Thompson type 310, the Maiden in the Tower.A version of the tale also appears in A Book of Witches, by Ruth Manning-Sanders....
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